HI Bob F and Bob W. -- I have a couple of the “O” chute gates for the Chama/Durango/ Gunnison coaling towers which come in a very expensive hardware kit for those buildings. Those towers used a completely different design of chute than was typical of big time railroading, but I think I can use the gate and some of the other hardware in the kit for the chutes on my tower.
If Bob F. is the king of unfinished projects, I must be his prime minister. The coaling tower has been built just enough to find out where all the tracks go and has been languishing ever since. I did get a couple of ancillary structures assembled to about the same degree over the last couple of years, but there is still a long way to go. If you come up with at least a good drawing of the chutes you intend use / make, I would sure appreciate a copy! Or if you go into production, I could probably use two chutes worth of parts. Have fun! Bill Winans -------------------------------------- From: Bob Werre Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 10:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} S Scale Concrete Structures Bob, For coal chutes, look at what Grandt Line offers. I bought a bunch at one time then returned them. I recall them having their usual excellent parts. However they might have been designed for the elevated coal trestle style rather than the more typical Eastern tower. But it's certainly worth a look. Additionally PBL made a brass version of the tower at Chama, maybe someone could let you borrow one for ideas. When it comes to writing on the train with a drink--I wrote my first MR article in the club car on the Amtrak Eagle on the way to my first Chicago NASG convention. In my case it helped to have the proofreaders at Kalmbach double check things. Bob Werre BobWphoto.com On 8/30/13 12:06 PM, Robert Frascella wrote: Yes, Bill. I'm painfully aware that there is a typo in my site's URL. And, I do know how to spell Elmira:) The day that I created the blog I was sitting in the First Class car on Amtrak's Acela and on my second glass of wine. The lesson learned is not to drink and write blogs. To answer your question, i don't know what I'm going to do about the coal chutes. The HO guys have it good because Tichy makes them and all the related pulleys available as separate parts. I noticed that Lehigh Valley models offers them with their coaling tower kits, but I can't tell if they're available separately. Anyone know? Otherwise, I'll have to scratch build them. I need four, which isn't too bad. Or, I could try making a master and casting them. Maybe others may be interested as well. Thanks for all the positive comments. I hope to have the coaling tower painted soon. Hopefully it will look like concrete. Bob Frascella Wenham, MA .
